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A post citing Ben Carlson's article claims most stocks underperform the S&P 500, and that index investing succeeds because of the few good stocks plus constant index adjustments. It adds that picking an outperforming stock requires getting both the buy and the sell right.
Why “Rumor”
- Only community or trader posts: r/investing
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What the sources claim
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Most stocks underperform the S&P 500.
“Good reminder that most stocks underperform the S&P500.”
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Some studies say most stocks underperform treasuries.
“There are some studies that say that most stocks underperform treasuries.”
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The few good stocks plus constant adjustments to the indexes make index investing successful.
“The few good stocks (plus constant adjustments to the indexes) make index investing successful.”
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Even if you pick a stock that outperforms the S&P 500, you need to know when to sell it.
“Even if you do pick a stock that outperforms the S&P500 you need to know when to sell it.”
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You need to get it right twice: when to buy and when to sell.
“So you need to get it right twice - when to buy and then when to sell.”
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Sources
Summary and claims extracted by deepseek/deepseek-flash with prompt analyze-story@3 on 2026-09-30 09:30 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.